Insecticide use in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Insecticide use was 847 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 847 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 144.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,567 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 309 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Burkina Faso 57th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 484 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 484 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 471 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 437 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 380 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 327 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 426 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 659 tonnes | +54.7% |
| 1998 | 961 tonnes | +45.8% |
| 1999 | 917 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 698 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 509 tonnes | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 652 tonnes | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 813 tonnes | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 1,026 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 1,224 tonnes | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 1,562 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 1,567 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,264 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 773 tonnes | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 495 tonnes | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 342 tonnes | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 309 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 346 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 393 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 451 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 584 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 648 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 689 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 616 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 629 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 670 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 772 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 847 tonnes | +9.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 847 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 290.5 tonnes, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 847 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554.6 tonnes | 327 tonnes | 961 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,009 tonnes | 509 tonnes | 1,567 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 487.3 tonnes | 309 tonnes | 689 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 729.5 tonnes | 629 tonnes | 847 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Burkina Faso?
- Insecticide use in Burkina Faso was 847 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,567 tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 309 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for insecticide use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.